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Executive Board

The Executive Board advises the Dean and participates in shaping the future of UCLA TFT. Comprised of entertainment industry and community leaders, the Board partners with the school to implement curricular initiatives, enhance financial support and raise UCLA TFT’s public profile.

Jim Berk
CEO Simon Wiesenthal Center / Moriah Films
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Joseph A. Calabrese
Global Chair Entertainment, Sports, Media Latham & Watkins
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Donald De Line
Producer De Line Pictures BA 1980
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Cecilia deMille Presley
Director & Trustee Cecil B. De Mille Foundation
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Channing Dungey
Chairman & CEO Warner Bros. Television Group BA 1991
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Moctesuma Esparza
CEO Maya Entertainment BA 1971, MFA 1973
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Eric Esrailian
Emmy-Nominated Producer & Entrepreneur UCLA MPH 2006
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Hani Farsi
Founder & Chairman Mohamed S. Farsi Foundation
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Dan Fellman
Former President Warner Bros. Distribution Corporation
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Rob Friedman
Chairman & CEO Ascendant Entertainment
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Clinch Fuentes
Founder, President, and Chairman of the Board Chance to Excel Co-Founder and Vice President of Northwest Vocal Arts, based in Portland, Oregon
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Jeff Goldstein
President, Global Distribution Warner Bros. Pictures
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Peter Guber
Chairman & CEO Mandalay Entertainment
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Ken Hertz
Partner Hertz, Lichtenstein & Young JD 1984
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Reginald Hudlin
Writer, Director, Producer Hudlin Entertainment
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Andy Kaplan
Co-Founder & Co-Owner KC Global Media BA 1981
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Frank Marshall
Producer/Director The Kennedy/Marshall Company 1968
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Laurel Miranda
Development Chair Branch Services
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Scott Sanders
President Scott Sanders Productions
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Martin Scorsese
Filmmaker, Founder & Chair The Film Foundation
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Celine Shimizu
Dean UCLA TFT Member, Ex Officio
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Harry Sloan J.D
Chairman and CEO Silver Eagle Acquisition Corp BA 1971
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Darren Star
Writer, Producer Darren Star Productions BA 1983
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Bruce Vaughn
Chief Creative Officer Walt Disney Imagineering
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Deborah Widener
Former President General Electric Capital Markets
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Richard Wolpert
Co-founder and CEO HelloTech BA 1985
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